The Springbok team for this weekend\u2019s Castle Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Durban will now be named on Thursday. The scheduled naming was postponed on Tuesday due to a number of injury and illness concerns among the loose forwards.<\/p>\n
Pierre Spies (groin) and Danie Rossouw (gastro) were unable to train on Monday, prompting the call ups to Ashley Johnson and Ryan Kankowski as cover.<\/p>\n
Spies and Rossouw were both able to train on Tuesday but Springbok management wanted to assess any after effects before confirming the starting XV.<\/p>\n
“We need a little time to confirm one or two positions and assess a couple of the players,” said Peter de Villiers, Springbok coach. “Both Pierre and Danie ran today but we\u2019ll wait and see if there was any reaction.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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